The Thing DVD (2011) Kurt Russell, Carpenter (DIR) cert 18 Title: The Thing Leading Actor: Kurt Russell Region: Region 2 Duration: 103 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Warner Bros. Home Ent. UK Release Date: 10 Oct 2011 Edition: Normal Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from York) teams Kurt Russell’s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them.
